Black and White Like Day and Night ( 1978 )

Overview

A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.

Top Cast

Bruno Ganz

Thomas Rosemund

Gila von Weitershausen

Marie Rosemund

Ljuba Tadić

Stefan Koruga

Gudrun Vaupel

Mutter Rosemund

Alexander Hegarth

Vater Rosemund

Joachim Wichmann

Grünfeld

René Deltgen

Lindford

Alexis von Hagemeister

Wilke

Markus Helis

Thomas als Kind

Elke Schuessler

Marie als Kind

Eberhard Stanjek

Moderator

Annemarie Wendl

Ärztin

Anton Petje

Sandi Čolnik

France Severkar

Matija Barl